JANUARY 25, 2024
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Welcome to Books By My Friends! Today we are featuring authors
RENEE EBERT
ROBERT RONNING
NITA SWEENEY
BOOK: Dead Eyes in Late Summer
AUTHOR: Renee Ebert
GENRE: Literary, Fantasy, Suspense
BLURB: Adelyn Crawford is lying in a hammock in Tulip Junction, Georgia, when suddenly her former lover Innis Crawford begins to make love to her. Two things mar this perfect picture; Innis is dead and Adelyn is married to his brother, Garnett. Adelyn is the key to Innis getting back into the world. He relies on her magical strength to help him. A tug of war over Adelyn begins. Who will win? Note about heat rating: 5 of 10
3 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The novel started out as a prompt in a writing group. The novel was influenced by Twilight and The Great Gatsby. Some real and famous people are featured in the novel.
BOOK: Wild Call to Boulder Field--An Arizona Trail Adventure
AUTHOR: Robert Ronning
GENRE: Wildlife Adventure
BLURB: Park ranger Wade Conrad is inconsolable when his Golden Retriever goes missing. He seeks solace on the Arizona Trail, where dangers force him well beyond the typical barriers between man and wildlife.
3 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Recovering golf, now a senior pickle-ball player, and canine rescuer ...
BOOK: A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment
AUTHOR: Nita Sweeney
GENRE: nonfiction - self-help/inspiration/how-to
BLURB: Reduce stress, ease anxiety, and increase inner peace—one day at a time—with a year of easy-to-follow mindfulness meditation techniques. Certified mindfulness teacher, bestselling author, ultramarathoner, wife, and dog-mom Nita Sweeney shares mindfulness meditation practices to help anyone break free from worry and self-judgment. Mindfulness meditation trains you to live in the present moment—the now. Feel calmer. Think more clearly. Respond more effectively and enjoy a more fulfilling life. Even in tiny doses, mindfulness is scientifically proven to enhance physical and mental health, boost creativity, and improve cognition function.
3 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ultramarathoner, certified meditation teacher, addicted to BREAKFAST
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JOY E. HELD is an author, educator, editor, entrepreneur, and literary citizen responsible for this site and its contents. She is the author of
Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2020)
Writer Wellness Workbook: A Guided Workbook and Journal to Accompany Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2023)
The Mermaid Riot (Melange, 2024) Young Adult Historical Fantasy
She writes spicy historical fiction under a pen name.
She is the winner of multiple writing and book awards:
West Virginia Writers, Inc. Annual Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, Novel, 1998.
New York Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Writer Wellness, 2020.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Writer Wellness, 2021.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, Member of the Year, 2020.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, First Book Award, 2020.
She is an adjunct faculty member in the Southern New Hampshire University Online MFA Creative Writing.
She is a proud graduate of Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction.
She is a member of The Authors Guild and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
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